Diversity Today - Socio-Economic Barriers

‘Socio-economic’ equality (or inequality)... The barriers

People in deprived areas may have particular difficulties in communicating because of things such as:

* Living on estates that do not always receive local publications
* Lack of access to IT – the ‘digital divide’
* Lower literacy levels
* Limited social interaction outside their immediate area because of transport links, higher unemployment, poor health and low incomes